City Councilwoman Linda Blackmon-Brace says Mayor Joe Shaw needs to grow up – an assertion that followed his dismissal of her motion to give city employees more money.

During the Tuesday, March 27, City Council meeting, Blackmon-Brace made a motion to give each city of Lancaster employee a $75 stipend (pay supplement) each month for the remainder of the budget year, which ends June 30.

The move came during a discussion about the 2012-13 budget-planning schedule, which was led by Finance Director James Absher.

Two Lancaster County men were hospitalized after sustaining injuries in a one-vehicle crash Wednesday night, March 28.

Doug A. Fells, 29, of Kershaw was driving a 1988 Ford Mustang with Christopher Adam Hunter, 32, of Lancaster as the front-seat passenger, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol.

Fells was traveling north on Farmbrook Road at 8:40 p.m. when he came upon a right-hand curve. The car ran off the right side of the road and collided with a tree, said Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Billy Elder.

Police are searching for an armed man who stole several items from a Lancaster pharmacy last weekend.

Lancaster police officers responded to Walgreens, at 1101 Gillsbrook Road, shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday, March 24, about a robbery that just occurred, according to a Lancaster Police Department incident report.

More college students than even before will have a chance to work for the city of Lancaster as a summer intern.

The city is now accepting applications for its annual internship program, which will run from May 29 to Aug. 6. This year, the ten-week program will include five students – two more than had been involved in years past.

Shelia Thompson, the city's human resources assistant who helps organize the program, said she's pleased City Council approved the two additional positions this summer.